Canada

BEING CANADIAN – The guy with the patriotic video is back, defiant as always

March 6, 2025 // 1 Comment

JOE CANADA is back. His real name is Jeff Douglas, and he works for CBC. And he’s still wearing a flannel shirt. Twenty-five years ago, he was featured in a beer [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Four in five are buying Canadian in face of tariff threat

February 19, 2025 // 0 Comments

Most say they are buying Canadian at grocery store; three-in-five ‘boycotting’ U.S. products By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE February 19, 2025 – Tariffs on Canadian goods [Continue]

FORSETH – Interprovincial trade remains tangled in protectionism

February 18, 2025 // 2 Comments

NOTE: The following column by Alan Forseth was first publish on March 4, 2019. He says that “Since then, there’s been little done to ensure that trade [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Aw shucks, America, no need to keep thanking us

February 14, 2025 // 1 Comment

The following column was first published Feb. 27, 1980 in the Kamloops News. JUST MAYBE, now that Pierre Trudeau is back in power, we can normalize relations with the States. [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Pride in Canada rebounds in face of Trump’s threats

February 5, 2025 // 0 Comments

Percentage saying they are ‘very proud’ to be Canadian jumps 10 points from what it was in December By ANGUS REID INSTITUE February 5, 2025 – It has been a whirlwind [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sure, the Oilers lost, but it’s not exactly a national crisis

June 25, 2024 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WENT TO SLEEP last night feeling disappointed. I woke up this morning feeling somewhat depressed. As the day got underway, that was [Continue]